Updated Aug 2026

Current Time in , United Kingdom

Check the current local time in , United Kingdom. uses the Europe/London time zone, with GMT (UTC +0:00) during standard time and BST (UTC +1:00) during daylight saving time.

Sunrise today

6:05 PM

Sunset today

8:02 AM

Day length

13h 56m

Population

8.9 M

Coordinates: 51.5074° N, -0.1278° E · Elevation: 11 m · Sun data calculated for today, August 27, 2026

, United Kingdom — Live Clock

4:59:03 AM

BST Live timezone

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Time Zone

Europe/London

, United Kingdom

Current zone: BST

Source: IANA Time Zone Database

Standard Time

GMT

UTC +0:00

Used outside daylight saving time

Daylight Time

BST

UTC +1:00

Observed during daylight saving time

Next DST Change

Follows local rules

Exact upcoming date unavailable

This city’s business rhythm

London — the transatlantic financial anchor

London runs on GMT (winter) or BST (summer), flipping on the last Sunday of March and October. City of London financial hours anchor the European trading day — LSE opens 8 AM GMT/BST. London sits 5 h ahead of New York (winter) / 4 h (summer), 4.5 h behind Mumbai, 8 h ahead of San Francisco (winter). The transatlantic banking meeting window (8-11 AM ET / 1-4 PM GMT) anchors on London.

Regional context

Timezones across Europe

Europe stretches across four main timezones — GMT/BST (UK, Ireland, Portugal), CET/CEST (most of continental Europe), EET/EEST (Greece, Finland, the Baltics), and MSK (Russia's westernmost cities). Most countries observe DST in unison — last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October — creating clean 1-hour steps between neighbouring zones. Icelandic and Russian cities are exceptions with no seasonal shift.

About Time: GMT & BST

Check the current local time in London, United Kingdom. London uses the Europe/London time zone (GMT, UTC+0) and observes daylight saving time (BST, UTC+1) part of the year. Use this page to see the exact current time in London and plan calls or meetings across time zones.